The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-25
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GEN ERAL NEWS
GEN EKAL NEWS.
CLEAR and cold.
PLEASANT weather.
BUSINESS very good.

bUslNks3 very Roou.
Four boats leaving today.
THE packets left with good trips.
THs U. P. Schenck, going up, is
above Evap svil,e.
ARKANSAS river rose inches yester-
day at Little Rock.
The Cumberland river rose feet 2
inches yesterday at Nashville.
The John Gilmore with bargss is
due today from New Orleans.
IHE City of Cairo will leave Vicks-
burg at noon today for this port.
THE Ohickssaw is thu regular packet
leaving tomorrow for White river.
The Ohio, which left Cincinnati Sat.
urday for this port, is coming down in good
shape.
DURISG the tSentyfour hours end.
ing at noon yesterday the river here rose
2inches.
The Raymond Horner, with her
tow, is still lyiug at BaIfeld's 100 miles
above this city.
THE Ohio river is rising rapidly, and
within the next week OF so we will have more
water here tn IN We want
CAPr. ROBERT A. SPEED, the popular
and clever coal man, has returned from n
business trip to st. Louis.
THE new steamer Teche added 5000
sacks of corn in Madrid bend She should
pass here today on her way to New Orleans.
The Jay Goud, with a number of
barges loaded with grain and package
freight, is due down on her way to Now Or
leans.
THE towbcat r. A. Speed ia making
up tow OF empty produce boats and will
leave here in about two weeks for Louis
vile.
Two sKIFFs belong to Houk & Clark
we're stolen from Harberts Landing, below
here, thursday night One Of the skifs had
the name Twill 5. Hays" painted on the
side.
THR Ooahoma, from 0.ceola, brought
1874 bales Of cotton, 46 bags of seed cotton
9S2 sacks of cotton seed and lead OF stock.
She returned to the upper coast yesterday
evening with good trip.
The James Lea arrived on time from
Prars Point with 220 bales Of cotton, 65 bags
of seed cotton, 1913 sacks OF cotton seed, 10
sanl of corn and head Of stock. She went
back la t night with good trip.
The Gayoto, Capt. o. X. Joplin,
leaves at o clock this evening for Marianna,
the Cut oh and all way landings on the
LAnguille and ST. Francis rivers. Mr.. Leo
Cummins has charge of her office.
tbs Kate Adams got in from Arkan-
Sas City with 545 bales Of cotton, n bags Of
seed cotton and $3.50 sacks Of cotton seed.
She returned to Arkansas City last night
with fine trip of both freight and people.
TIE Paris @. B own, en- roue from
vii 10 yeste day morning and should be here
today. At Vicksburg she added 100 bales Of
compressed cotton and $50 barrels of oil.
MRS. MCNEKLY, the mother of Capt.
Napoleon, and Norris McNeely, Of the har-
Dor tugs James 0'Connor aud N. M. james,
was a passenger yesterdaylOn the Guiding
Star for New Orleans, where she goes to
visitrelatiyes and friends.
The GnidinV Star, from Cincinnati,
passed TO New Orleans yesterday afternoon
at o clock with about 1000 tons Of freight,
on in tho bends below Cairo, She put of
here % packages Of freight and 40 head of
stock, and added % head Of stock
PRIVATE advices received hers yea
terday from st. Louis give the information
that the ice there is softening rapidly and
the tugs and tow boats are busily engaged in
breaking IN the gorges. IT thu present
weather continues for Il W d vs. Ions or nav
igatiOn II be resumed from ST. Louis south.
Tbs Il. W. Cole was towed up to
tho landing yesterday by thu tug N. M.
Jones. She is receiving at the foot Of Non
rec street and will leave this evening for
Pine Bluff and ell way landing on the Ar
kansas river. Cant. Ed Rowland com
mands, with Mr.. James N. Thonpson in the
off %.
TIE O1io liver IL rising rapidly lis
antrs leng h. Yesterday IL rose feet at
Pitt'burg, and over feet at Cincinnati and
2 feet q inches at Cairo. This rise will be
swell ed by the water oomins out of the Cum
berland river and other side streams, and Il
Is safe sly that by tho latter part Of this
week we will have u big river here,
The Charles P. Chouteau fiqished
discbarging her cargo and was at the Han
suor OIL Works noatly all of yesterday TAX
ing on 325 tons of oil cake, She expected to
leave last night, but the laborers refused to
work after dark, and she will not get away
for New Orleans until this morning. At
Helena she will get about 1919 bales OF cot
ton and in the nsighborhood Of 800 tons Of
oil cake,
The Desotc, in commend OF Capt.
John =. Jones, arriv d yesterday afternoon
from Cincihnati with 1880 packages Of freight
which she discharged at tho Elevator, The
principal items OF her cargo were q35 barrels
ofpotatoes, 50 barrels Of apples, 1860 sacks Of
CON, 100 sacks of clover seed. 300 Jacks of
bran, l0l sacks Of cotton seed, 668 kegs of
nails and bolts, 81 bales Of cotton. 200 barrels
Of -four, 10 boxes Of sta oh, 100 boxes Of
axle g ca o, 80 empty oil barrels, 1896 pack
ages Of " gDn stuff S2o packages Of furni-
tuTe, 20l bundles of paper and 2A coils OF
rope. AT Hopeheld she put o. 70 packages
OF chairs. and she has 400 barrels Of salt for
West Memphis. lhe Desoto, was detained
by heavy way business, and on Saturday
night she was compelled to go TO bank on
account Of the heavy wind. She will drop
'down to the landing this morning, and
will leave this evening" at o'clock for Cairo,
Evansville. Louisville, Cincinnati and all
landings. Mr. Harry Bruce is her chief
clerk, and he is ably assisted by Mr.. Lew
Briggs.
The side wheel steamer @ e'apeake,
running 10 the T ptouyillo trade. arrived
here at noon yesterday in q wrecked condi-
ti0q. Sho met with an acc dent Sunday
which came near ending her career. Sun
day evening about 8 O'Clock she rounded to
and In ade for the usual landing place at
Reelfoot, which is about l75 miles above
this city. he landing was easil made, hut
before the lines could be made fast the ban X
caved and several tons Of Dirt fell upon
the boat. The dirt struck. the boat Just ior-
ward Of tho wheel house and with
and the starboard guard from
thp water wheel beam forward TO the'ash
pan we're slrried away. Tho cook, who was
in the cookhouse at the time, was, together
with the range and all tho o'her cooking
utensils, thrO IN into the river. lie was
saved from watery grave by the Bravery Of
| a ruustA out, who jumi ed into the river aud
with much difficulty brought him 10 thore
| Bssidos the damage already mentioned, rs
| out riggers and guard chains were broken
Nine bales OF cotton went overheard, and all
| but one bale were recovered. Roughly esti-
mated. the damage 10 the Chesapeake will
aInouOt 10 about $500. Sho has been having
a streak Of bad luck lately. 1t has only been
little over two weeks since her larboard
wheelhouss was damaged by the X. W. Cole